Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-20
Gasoline at the Central Drug Store.
Cliff Baker is the next state printer
Tom Risky went over to Eustis Satur

Mr.. Barlow, of Sherman Center, wa:
in the city Tuesday.
The railroad graders are working on
the fill east of town.
Tie records for Sherman county are
nearly all transcribed.
Make your short loans of the Farmers
and Merchants Bank.
Judge Adams has had his hands full of
justice work the past week.
The depot grounds have been laid out
and the side tracks staked off.
DR.. s. B. Lutgen, county coroner, went
to Nebraska last Monday on visit
Mark this prediction. Colby will have
three railroads by January LIST, 1888.
There is only $50 acres of vacant gov
eminent land left in Thomas county.
Mr. Cobbey, of Sherman Center gave
the CAT pleasant call last week and sub
scribed.
Over 100, 900 acres of land subject to
settlement in Thomas county, by March
LIST, 1887.
II. A. Shourds, of Kansas City, repre-
senting the Diebold safe, was in the city
last week.
Money loaned on chattels at the lowest
rates of interest at the farmers and Mer-
chants Bank.
The construction train has been order
ed to Oakley to commence the work of
laying ties and rails.
c. E. Corporan, of the firm of J. W.
Allen & Sons, reports trade % per cent
better than one year ago.
JIM. Leal was in the city last week.
He has pre-emption now some 12 miles
west of Sherman county in Colorado.
Services next Sabbath morning by FL
der Stewart. and in the evening by l. H.
Buffers. Subject Isaac and Rebecca."
A newly corrected town plat has been
recorded. 1t appears that litigation
must grow out of the sale of some lots.
The description of Thomas county is
now in type Those who have failed to
hand in their reports will please do so at
once
j. B. Weeeler is building residence
house in the south part of town. j. B.
will be the next one to investigate female
habiliments.
The B. & NJ. railroad surveyors smoke
the Belle of Colby cigar. and pronounce
it the best Scent cigar extant. For sale
at E. P. Hovey's.
Fred Greene tumbled off horse the
other day, soaring up his face so that
h psr1 n 1v,'t a
hunk of shoulder steak.
Thomas county will boom now more
than ever. There will be settler on
everv railroad quarter. No syndicate
can purchase the railroad lands.
The Farmers and Merchants now
have their bank building all finished and
painted in fine shape. Chellew & Friend
did the painting, and it is a very neat
job, indeed.
An old settler in the Wa Keeney World
advises farmers to put in an abundant
spring and summer crop, and predicts q
slim crop of fall grain, owing to the fact
that the last three months OF last year
were very dry.
Frank Pierce, publisher of the Dark
Horse. made us a call last week. He was
on his way to Nebraska, where he will
remain. having sold his interest in the
Dark Horse to Mr. TAFT.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
are shipping train loads of supplies for
railroad building to Stockton. the present
western terminus of the South Branch.
This means an extension to Hill City,
HOxie and Colby the present season.
The Sunday School was recognized
last Sunday with c. c. Siggins in the
chair. l. 81. Buffers was reelected su-
perintendent; Mrs. Ferguson. assistant
superintendent Miss Yousse, secretary
Mrs. Gray, treasurer; Miss Weld, libra
rian.
Strayed from my place on or about the
18th of November, one sorrel horse pony
bluzed face, well branded and plain sad
die marks. One horse colt. tip of one
ear of. A liberal reward offered for in
formation as to his whereabouts. Ad-
drees p. A. Cope, Eustis. Kansas.
W. d. Stratton was arrested last Tues
day for stealing brick from Browns brick
yard. The trial was Wednesday. w. s.
Willcoxon appeared for state and w. q.
Porter for defense. No jury. The de-
PENDANT was cleared and found not gull
ty. This was the first case before justice
Adams.
| NorICE.-The holders of orders Noe.
Q. 10, II. 1s. II, 10. 30. IS. "a and 50. are
hereby notified that there is money in
the treasury to meet said orders, and that
they will cease to bear interest on and
after February 1st 1887.
SCHOOL BOARD,
District No. 4. Thomas county, Kans.